novelhk Chapter 173
Chapter 173
This reminded Qi Cheng of Zhong Kui, who was said to be in the same situation. Zhong Kui had a bad temper and died on the spot in front of the palace.
Then a certain emperor of the Tang Dynasty was labeled as judging people by their appearance.
All I can say is that Zhu is indeed a very upright ruler. He has his own way of dealing with any problem. If he really can't handle it, he will use a knife.
It absolutely works!
Qi Cheng was just about to open the game when he heard the door outside slamming. He opened the door and saw that it was Zhou Lu outside.
"If you don't go out to sea to fish, why are you coming to me? You can't fish for three days and then dry the net for two days." Qi Cheng patted Zhou Lu's shoulder.
"Go, I'm here today for something serious!" Zhou Lu walked into the house and looked around. "This new house is nice. Have you bought the furniture yet?"
"If you need anything moved, just say something."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely treat you like an animal when the time comes."
Zhou Lu came out after a walk and said that his business empire had expanded again. His family took out all their savings and bought a restaurant.
Qi Cheng looked at Zhou Lu and reached out to touch his head. This guy must have been in the sea all day, and the waves must have damaged his brain. With what financial level did he dare to plunge into the catering industry?
These days, if ten people go in and one of them makes money, it’s considered good.
Most don’t even know how they died.
"I've thought this through carefully before I decided to do this. I'm looking for you mainly to create a gimmick for the restaurant. Nowadays, the streets are full of secret recipes from the imperial kitchen, which is really too old-fashioned."
"I want something different."
Qi Cheng nodded in agreement. Nowadays, anyone who sold food could establish a connection with the palace. Even a roast chicken vendor at his door dared to boast of his 400-year-old royal cooking skills.
"You mean you want your guests to eat at your own restaurant? Then there's no need for any gimmicks. How about just building a seaweed hut?"
"That's what tourist attractions do. I'm just an ordinary little restaurant."
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The fisherman outside the tent rubbed his head. What had he just heard? Seaweed houses have become a tourist attraction. Aren't those crappy things people live in out of necessity?
Who would want to live in a seaweed house when they have a brick house?
Tang Dynasty
Li Tai was immediately attracted when he saw the picture of the seaweed house that Qi Cheng found. This house looks unique. He wondered if there is such a house in the Tang Dynasty now, or if they could find someone to build one in the palace.
He was also a man of action, and he went directly to ask Empress Changsun to build him a seaweed house in the palace, and preferably a fishing boat and some fishing nets.
Empress Changsun laughed and took Li Tai directly to a corner of the palace. Although there was no seaweed house here, there was a thatched house. She hoped that Li Tai would be happy there.
But after one stick of incense, Li Tai ran out. The thatched house was full of bugs, and it was not as good as he had thought.
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"Let's not talk about anything else. I'm just asking you, in ancient times, besides the palace, where else could you find more luxurious meals? I'm planning to use some metaphors and make up a little story or something."
"If we talk about luxury, there are only two places: the river government office and the salt merchants in Jiangnan."
Zhou Lu wrote it down carefully and asked Qi Cheng to explain it in detail.
"Let's talk about the salt merchants first. I won't go into how much money they make, but let's talk about their food." Qi Cheng thought for a moment, "I think it was about the Cheng family in the Qing Dynasty. Their usual banquets were filled with all kinds of fruits from all over the world. Abalone, sea cucumbers, and other common dishes were all served."
"There are bird's nest, shark fin, bear paw, camel hump, flying dragon and so on."
"For example, roasted whole lamb with roasted chicken is something they are very familiar with."